On Friday afternoon, Mira and her aunt（姑母；姨母；伯母；婶母）/ɑːnt/ went to a mall（商场）/mɔːl/ to look for（寻找）/lʊk fɔː/ a warm（温暖的；保暖的）/wɔːm/ jacket（夹克）/ˈdʒækɪt/ for a winter（冬季）/ˈwɪntə/ mountain（山；山脉）/ˈmaʊntən/ trip（旅行）/trɪp/. Mira had saved（储蓄；节省）/seɪvd/ 260 yuan（元（人民币单位））/juˈɑːn/. In front of（在……前面）/ɪn frʌnt əv/ a clothes（衣服）/kləʊðz/ store（商店；储存）/stɔː/, a blue（蓝色的；蓝色）/bluː/ jacket stood（立着；位于）/stʊd/ next to（紧挨着）/nekst tuː/ a red（红色的；红色）/red/ sale（促销；出售）/seɪl/ card（卡片；卡）/kɑːd/ marked（标明；做记号）/mɑːkt/ 219 yuan. Mira said, “That leaves enough（足够的；足够地）/ɪˈnʌf/ money（钱）/ˈmʌni/ for a pair of（一双；一对）/ə peər əv/ gloves（手套）/ɡlʌvz/.”

Mira found（找到；发现）/faʊnd/ a medium（中等的；中号）/ˈmiːdiəm/ size（尺码；大小）/saɪz/ and tried it on（试穿）/traɪd ɪt ɒn/. The jacket felt（摸起来；感觉）/felt/ comfortable and warm. It also fit（合身；适合）/fɪt/ her shoulders（肩；肩膀）/ˈʃəʊldəz/. Her aunt said, “I know you are interested in（对……感兴趣）/ˈɪntrəstɪd ɪn/ this one, but check（核对；检查）/tʃekt/ the material（材料；面料）/məˈtɪəriəl/ and pockets（口袋）/ˈpɒkɪts/.” Inside a pocket, Mira found a paper（纸；纸质的）/ˈpeɪpə/ tag（标签；价签）/tæɡ/ marked 299 yuan.

Mira took the jacket to a shop（商店；购物）/ʃɒp/ worker（工作人员）/ˈwɜːkə/. “Please show（显示；展示）/ʃəʊd/ me which price（价格）/praɪs/ is correct（正确的；改正）/kəˈrekt/. The card says 219, but the tag says 299.” The worker checked the product（产品；商品）/ˈprɒdʌkt/ number（数字；编号）/ˈnʌmbə/ on a computer（电脑）/kəmˈpjuːtə/. “The screen（屏幕）/skriːn/ lists 299. The sale may have ended（结束）/ˈendɪd/.” Mira pointed to the small print（打印）/ˈprɪntɪd/, “The card says the sale ends today. Could you check the date（日期）/deɪt/?”

The manager（经理）/ˈmænɪdʒə/ compared（比较）/kəmˈpeəd/ the card with the store record and soon recognised（认出；意识到）/ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/ the error（错误）/ˈerə/. “Our online（在线的；在线地）/ˌɒnˈlaɪn/ system（系统）/ˈsɪstəm/ ended the offer（优惠；提供）/ˈɒfə/ one day early（提早；早的）/ˈɜːli/. The lower（较低的）/ˈləʊə/ price is valid（有效的）/ˈvælɪd/ until tonight（今晚）/təˈnaɪt/. We will sell（出售）/sel/ the jacket for 219 yuan and correct the system now.” The worker printed a new ticket（票；票据）/ˈtɪkɪt/. It showed 219 exactly（恰好；准确地）/ɪɡˈzæktli/.

Before paying（付款）/peɪd/, Mira's aunt asked, “A lower price does not always mean good value（价值；值得购买）/ˈvæljuː/. Do you really need it?” Mira compared the jacket with a cheap（便宜的）/tʃiːp/ but thin（薄的；瘦的）/θɪn/ white（白色的；白色）/waɪt/ jacket and a large（大的；大号的）/lɑːdʒ/ black（黑色的；黑色）/blæk/ coat（外套）/kəʊt/. “The blue jacket has better quality（质量）/ˈkwɒləti/ and the right size.” At the cash（现金；收银台）/kæʃ/ desk, Mira paid for（为……付款）/peɪd fɔː/ it and asked for a receipt（收据）/rɪˈsiːt/. The total was 219 yuan, so she had 41 yuan left.

Before they left, the manager corrected the sign and updated（更新）/ˌʌpˈdeɪtɪd/ the store website（网站）/ˈwebsaɪt/ so other customers（顾客）/ˈkʌstəməz/ could see the same price. She thanked Mira for reporting（报告；反映）/rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ/ the problem（问题；难题）/ˈprɒbləm/. Mira told（告诉）/təʊld/ her aunt, “A polite（礼貌的）/pəˈlaɪt/ question（问题；提问）/ˈkwestʃən/ protected my money and helped the store keep its promise（承诺）/ˈprɒmɪs/.”